If there's any band to see while a storm begins to brew overhead, it may just be Beach House. Some of those lightning flashes last night at their Summerstage performance in Central Park seemed almost synchronized to what they were playing. While a noticeable stream of people left as the weather worsened midway through the show, the band played on and their set didn't seem to be cut short by the rain. (Setlist is at the bottom of this post.) And while some Summerstage shows can be on the quiet side, Beach House were thunderous.

Fellow Baltimorians Lower Dens, a late-announced addition (after their Bowery performance), opened the show. More pictures from last night's show are below and if you haven't been keeping up, we've also posted pics of bothbands from Pitchfork Fest.

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Lower Dens

Beach House

Beach
Wild
Walk in the Park
Norway
Other People
Lazuli
Gila
Used to Be
Silver Soul
Equal Mind
The Hours
New Year
Zebra
Wishes
Take Care
Myth
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Turtle Island
10 Mile Stereo
Irene

2:10 What's the problem with umbrellas? There's only one positive getting wet, a rainy night with Beach House doesn't count. Shame on those who shamed, mere whiners. You should have gotten there earlier.

^ Oh, shut up. I'm glad I didn't have to be in the wetness (never mind the rain - the humidity, really) with you trendies who are too scared to do something like open a goddamn umbrella because they're too afraid of what others might think of them and somehow be deemed, *gasp*..... UNCOOL. Oh, the horror!!!

@427 it's not that opening an umbrella at an outdoor concert is 'uncool' - it's that by opening the umbrella, it blocks the stage view for the 15 people immediately behind you, unless they are over 6'5" tall. i'm sure you wouldn't like it if you were at an outdoor concert and the hippie in front of you decided to break out a parasol with 3-foot radius, you snarky ass. just use your brain.

and yes, if you use an umbrella when it starts raining at an outdoor concert, you shouldn't be standing in the front. you are too old to be in the front. embrace the rain.

Plus, how can you properly dance with an umbrella in your hand unless you're doing some Fred Astaire shit? (I know this probably doesn't matter quite as much at a Beach House show, but just in general...)

"This was seriously the best show. The rain just made it more perfect. By Irene, everyone was in their happy places and ready to take on the world, no matter what mother nature decided to throw at us."